Experts Recommend Three Key Majors for Students
Food and agriculture, digital technology and medical skills are recommended by experts as the helpful majors for high school graduates to help the country’s growth. Photo: Chhuon Kongieng
- By Chhuon Kongieng
- December 18, 2023 1:39 PM
PHNOM PENH – Food and agriculture, digital technology and medical skills are recommended by experts as the helpful majors for high school graduates to help the country’s growth.
These should be considered by students who are uncertain about their goals at university, said experts in a discussion on “Choosing Majors For Higher Education And Post-Higher Education” on Dec. 15.
Thun Vathana, director of the Prek Leap National Institute of Agriculture, said these majors play significant roles in the development process.
Food and agriculture come first because Cambodia depends on agriculture. However, Cambodian farmers sell or export raw products that tend to receive low prices while facing challenges such as budgets to treat diseases when planting or raising animals, he said.
“To solve these problems, students can access digital agriculture, which saves time and makes it easier to identify diseases and treatments by using new technology.
“Moreover, they need to develop from raw yield to the final products through experiments in all possible ways. So, we can extend both home market and abroad markets.”
Digital technology was also a great help as Cambodia is adapting to new technology and medical majors cannot overlook all the important things, starting with good health and how people can access health treatment with skillful practitioners.
“Foreign languages are helpful and I suggested that students should know other languages including English and Chinese and so on to understand what works and what the other countries do,” he said.
Sok Touch, president of the Royal Academy of Cambodia, encouraged students to choose their major based on what they want to be and their talent and believes that selling labor is normal, selling skills is better, and selling talent is the best of all.
“Don’t choose the major by following what other people say or worrying about no job market,” he said. “I like to tell you to choose what you want to be and use your talent to be successful in your career.”
He said successful individuals can create job opportunities for others and contribute to the development of our country. Students should prioritize self-development rather than solely focusing on getting a degree.
On Nov. 6, a total of 137,412 grade-12th students sat the national exam, known as Bac II, with 98,460 passing. There were 1,673 students with A grades, 6964 with B grades, 18,308 with C, 34,246 with D and 37,269 with E.
